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H.R. 823: Full Funding for IDEA Now Act of 2003

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H.R. 823: Full Funding for IDEA Now Act of 2003

108th Congress · introduced 2003-02-13 · Education · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10021)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-02-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10021) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Full Funding for IDEA Now Act of 2003

Plain summary

Full Funding for IDEA Now Act of 2003 - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to specify a mandatory minimum level of Federal grant payments to States for assistance for education of all children with disabilities. Sets such level at 40 percent of the average current per-pupil expenditure in public and secondary schools in the United States multiplied by the number of children with disabilities in the State who are receiving special education and related services: (1) aged three through five if the State is eligible for an IDEA preschool grant; and (2) aged six through 21.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Full Funding for IDEA Now Act of 2003

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] · 36 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Brad Sherman (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] reported raising $3.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr823 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108